diff --git a/datahub-web-react/src/app/search/SearchablePage.tsx b/datahub-web-react/src/app/search/SearchablePage.tsx
index 2bbb6f2451..472a8aa7d7 100644
--- a/datahub-web-react/src/app/search/SearchablePage.tsx
+++ b/datahub-web-react/src/app/search/SearchablePage.tsx
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import { useEntityRegistry } from '../useEntityRegistry';
 import { useGetAutoCompleteResultsLazyQuery } from '../../graphql/search.generated';
 import { navigateToSearchUrl } from './utils/navigateToSearchUrl';
 import { EntityType } from '../../types.generated';
+import { useGetAuthenticatedUser } from '../useGetAuthenticatedUser';
 
 const ALL_ENTITIES_SEARCH_TYPE_NAME = 'All Entities';
 
@@ -29,6 +30,9 @@ export const SearchablePage = ({ selectedType, initialQuery, children }: Props)
 
     const entityRegistry = useEntityRegistry();
     const searchTypes = entityRegistry.getSearchEntityTypes();
+
+    const { data: userData } = useGetAuthenticatedUser();
+
     const searchTypeNames = [
         ALL_ENTITIES_SEARCH_TYPE_NAME,
         ...searchTypes.map((entityType) => entityRegistry.getCollectionName(entityType)),
@@ -78,7 +82,8 @@ export const SearchablePage = ({ selectedType, initialQuery, children }: Props)
                 }
                 onSearch={search}
                 onQueryChange={autoComplete}
-                authenticatedUserUrn="urn:li:corpuser:0"
+                authenticatedUserUrn={userData?.corpUser?.urn || ''}
+                authenticatedUserPictureLink={userData?.corpUser?.editableInfo?.pictureLink || ''}
             />
             <div style={{ marginTop: 64 }}>{children}</div>
         </Layout>
diff --git a/datahub-web-react/src/app/useGetAuthenticatedUser.tsx b/datahub-web-react/src/app/useGetAuthenticatedUser.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c8eb86ebc8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/datahub-web-react/src/app/useGetAuthenticatedUser.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+import { useGetUserQuery } from '../graphql/user.generated';
+
+/**
+ * Fetch a CorpUser object corresponding to the currently authenticated user.
+ */
+export function useGetAuthenticatedUser() {
+    return useGetUserQuery({ variables: { urn: localStorage.getItem('userUrn') as string } });
+}